Victoria River Cruise Northern Territory, Australia
An awesome cruise on the Victoria River, Northern Territories largest river. Leaves from Timber Creek, you'll go through here if travelling between Katherine and Kununurra. Not to be missed in Australia.
Timber Creek Caravan Park , Victoria Highway, NT
Timber Creek Caravan Park has its own freshwater crocodiles and kite feeding birds for entertainment. A nice oasis on the Victoria Highway between Katherine NT and Kununurra WA. Good o/n stay... or two.
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Timber Creek
Small town on the road from Katherine to the Kimberley.
Located on the Victoria Highway 285 km west of Katherine and 193 km east of the border between the Northern Territory and Western Australia, Timber Creek is a small centre which is rapidly growing in importance as a major stopping point on the journey from the Kimberleys to the Territory.
In 1855 the explorer A. C. Gregory, who was financially backed by the Colonial Office to explore the area, sailed from Moreton Bay around the coast of Queensland and the Northern Territory and up the estuary of the Victoria River. Gregory's boat was wrecked at the site of Timber Creek. It is claimed that Gregory named the site Timber Creek after he had cut some timber to repair the hole in his vessel. The site of Gregory's camp , known as Gregory's Tree Reserve, can still be found to the west of the town. It is distinguished by a cairn. The baobad tree with the date 'July 2nd 1856' clearly carved in it can be accessed from a track which runs from the cairn on the Victoria Highway to the tree which is located at the riverside. The inscription on the cairn reads: 'Gregory's Tree. Sailing from Moreton Bay the North Australian expedition landed at the Victoria River and proceeded upstream establishing their main base camp near here in October 1855. Over a period of eight months Augustus Charles Gregory with various numbers of the expedition explored large areas of the Victoria River catchment and penetrated nearly 500 km south along Sturt Creek to the edge of the Great Sandy Desert.'
Gregory, who was one of the many believers in an 'inland sea' continued his explorations following Sturt's Creek for over 500 km until it disappeared into the sands of the desert. He then pushed east and explored the Elsey, Roper and McArthur Rivers. In sixteen months he travelled over 8000 km.
The subsequent settlement of the area resulted in Timber Creek becoming an important port for the surrounding cattle stations particularly Victoria River Downs Station which was, at one time, the largest pastoral enterprise in Australia. Remnants of the Victoria River Depot including the landing, stores and some graves can still be seen on the banks of the river a few kilometres to the west of the town near the Timber Creek Aerodrome. The river was used from 1884 (when the first Victoria Downs Homestead was built and when Wave Hill station was first settled) until the 1930s when road transport made it redundant.
Victoria River, Top End Northern Territory Outback Australia
The Victoria River, in the Western Top End of the Northern Territory in Outback Australia.
Video 191-Victoria Highway-To Gregorys National Park from Timber Creek
DashCam video of the Victoria Highway. This provides you with the ability to virtually drive in the Australian outback. This video takes on a 29km drive from Timber Creek to the boundary of the Gregory's National Park. The gravel road is pretty good, most creeks have concrete slab bottoms and were dry.
Interesting Sections:
- Turn Off into the road leading to Gregory's NP 08:30
- The gravel road starting 09:16
- Turn Off into Twelve Mile Waterhole 14:54
Video 190-Victoria Highway-Gregorys Tree T/O to Timber Creek Hotel Caravan Park
DashCam video of the Victoria Highway. This provides you with the ability to virtually drive in the Australian outback. This is the last leg to Timber Creek. This video takes you ca 18km drive from the Gregory's Tree Turn Off to the Timber Creek Hotel Caravan Park. We stopped to gaze at the Victoria river and the bridge, which only army people can cross! At the Caravan Park, they feed fresh water crocodiles at the back. At the back there are also thousands of fruit bats in the trees. They do go quiet overnight!
Interesting Sections:
- Big Horse Creek 03:32
- T/O to Big Horse Creek Campsite 03:58
- Victoria River, Bridge and Photos 04:28
- T/O to the lookout at the top of the escarpment 08:34
- T/O to the Policemans Point Lookout in Victoria River 10:12
- Timber Creek Hotel arrival and check in 15:56
- Campground entry and photos of crocks and bats 16:29
TIMBER CREEK NT AUSTRALIA
CARAVAN TRIP 2007
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Barra fishing with family Victoria River Northern Territory Australia
Fishing trip with the family Feb 2012 to the Victoria River upstream of the Vic River Roadhouse. Kids caught 3 keepers over the size limit & a few smaller ones.
River is unseasonally low and no creek runoffs.
Filmed with Gopro2. First trip with home made rigid poly pipe boom mounted in rod holder (still too flexible and bounces)
Later in clip the camera gets a soaking as it was out of waterproof enclosure charging on USB from cig lighter plug.
Filmed at 1080 resolution, 170 degrees wide
2 batteries lasted about 4.5 hrs & nearly filled 32gb PNY brand 10 speed SDHC card
Camera was extremely hot sitting out in sun for extended time during Northern Territory Wet Season heat but went without issue.
Worse part is this bloody music copyright stuff, had a bit of Slim with Bad days fishing but it was pulled. Have used Googles audio swap & have their Mr Natural version.
This video saved as flv quarter size or original (may be a bit too compressed for clarity)
Kimberley Darwin to Broome Mitchell Falls Tours
- via Litchfield National Park (other options available incl Katherine Gorge cruise) tour via mighty Victoria River escarpments, Timber Creek, Mt Elizabeth Station, El Questro, Bungle Bungles, Horizontal Falls, King Edward River Rock Art with Gwion, Bradshaw, Wandjina Aboriginal Rock Art sites & Horizontal Waterfalls Seaplane flight (options)with Jetboat through falls
Video 182-Victoria Highway-Keep River NP-To the Gurrandalng Camping Area and Walk
DashCam video of the Victoria Highway. This provides you with the ability to virtually drive in the Australian outback. This video takes you ca 3km drive in the Keep River NP to the Gurrandalng Camping Area. We did that walk as it wasn't all that long (2km/1hour) given the hot day.
Interesting Sections:
- Campsite Arrival 03:41
- Photos from the walk 04:35
Flooding on Victoria Highway
Near Manbulloo NT
Katherine and Surrounds, Northern Territory
While its star attraction is undoubtedly the famous Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge), Katherine and its surrounds include great fishing, hidden natural wonders and a rich indigenous and pioneering history. The region stretches from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the West Australian border. Around 300 kilometres south of Darwin, Katherine is set on the banks of the Katherine River. This unique outback town of around 11,000 people is the region's major service centre.
Katherine offers a wide range of accommodation, facilities and attractions, including museums, art galleries, character-filled pubs and historic sites. Other attractions within easy reach of the town include the Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park, the Katherine Hot Springs and Leliyn / Edith Falls. 90 kilometres north of Katherine is the gold rush town of Pine Creek, a treasure trove of heritage bush buildings and mining sites.
Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) covers an awesome 3,000 kilometres of magnificent escarpment country. Nitmiluk means 'cicada place' to the local Aboriginal people. The Katherine River flows through 13 separate gorges that carve their way through the Arnhem Plateau. You can canoe, cruise and swim between sheer cliffs to the sandy freshwater beaches of the main gorges, and view ancient Aboriginal rock paintings high on the rock faces. Waterfalls and rock pools are found along over 100 kilometres of walking tracks, beginning at the park's visitor centre.
An hour south-east of Katherine is Mataranka, where the famous Mataranka Thermal Pool is found. Travellers can enjoy a refreshing dip in the pools, which are surrounded by the rainforests of Elsey National Park. The Katherine region also offers excellent fishing. The Daly River area is a fishing hot spot, as is the Victoria River area, which includes the Gregory and Keep River National Parks. Nearby, the small historic towns of Pine Creek and Timber Creek are well worth a visit. The remote Gulf region also offers a fishing challenge. Anglers can base themselves at Borroloola and fish the McArthur River. Cape Crawford is also popular with anglers attracted by plentiful supplies of barramundi. The Barranyi National Park, located in the Sir Edward Pellew Group of islands is a haven for wildlife, providing a home for nesting turtles and migratory birds.
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Timber Creek, NT - this is how to dance!
The young people from Timber Creek, NT showed me how to party!
I've never seen such awesome dancing before. All the kids here are aged 3-16!
Timber Creek - remote community in Australia's Northern Territory.
Part of the 'Day in the Life of a Boarder' film screening and celebration on 20/12/12
Mannion Films Timber Creek
Video recovered from films shot by James Joseph 'Jim' Mannion.
This film is of the Timber Creek area and features John Gordon.
Experience the Wild - Top End Birding and Wildlife - September 2019
Guide - Mike Jarvis, guests - Maret and Mart, Varuni, Mike and Julie, and Andrew. Starting at Darwin we travelled to Pine Creek, Katherine, Timber Creek, Kakadu and back to Darwin, NT, Australia
Day 1 Breakfast at East Point rotunda, birds coming to drink from leaking tap. Rainbow Pitta at East Point monsoon forest walk. East Point Mangrove Boardwalk. Brian at Humpty Doo invited us to see the family of Rufous Owls that live in his forest garden. Then down to Pine Creek where Hooded Parrots were the stars! Dinner and accommodation at Pine Creek. Birds of the day - Hooded Parrot, Yellow-tinted Honeyeater, Rufous Owl, Lemon-bellied Flyrobin. Location of the day - Brian's garden
Day 2 Breakfast at Edith Falls creek, with Gouldians! Stopped for a few minutes at Brandy Bottle Creek and saw Apostlebirds, Cockatiels. Dinner and accommodation at Victoria River Roadhouse. Birds of the day - Gouldians and Cockatiels. Favourite locations - Edith creek and Brandy Bottle Creek.
Day 3 Bush Breakfast at Dingo Springs, a very tranquil place with Red-winged Parrots, Gouldians, Crimson Finches and Budgerigars. Picnic lunch at Policeman’s Point. Black-tailed Treecreepers on the Escarpment Lookout drive. Dinner and accommodation at Timber Creek. Birds of the day - Red-winged Parrots, Black-tailed Treecreeper, Buff-sided Robin, Star Finches, Budgerigars. Favourite location - Escarpment Lookout and Dingo Springs.
Day 4 Bush breakfast at Dingo Springs again. We travelled down the Buchanan Highway to Jasper Gorge. Favourite birds - Northern Rosella, Gouldian Finches, Spotted Harrier. favourite location - Dingo Springs. Dinner and accommodation at Katherine.
Day 5 Bush breakfast at Nitmiluk after an early morning walk at Donkey Camp Weir. Silver-backed Butcherbirds at Harriot Creek then on to Cooinda. Yellow Water cruise. Dinner and accommodation at Cooinda. 83 species seen. Birds of the day - Great-billed Heron, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Silver-backed Butcherbirds. Favourite location - Donkey Camp Weir.
Day 6 Did the Burrunggui loop walk, viewed the rock art. Saw Black-banded Fruit Dove. Partridge Pigeons on Ubirr Road. Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeons at Ubirr. Birds of the day - Black-banded Fruit Dove, Partridge Pigeons, Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeons. Favourite locations - Anbangbang and Burrunggui. Dinner and accommodation at Jabiru.
Day 7 Left Jabiru at 6am. Bush breakfast with dawn chorus at first light at Mamukala with a setting full moon. Walked the 4 km loop walk, Magpie Geese numbers were awsome. Continued on to South Alligator River and saw lots of Lemon-bellied Flyrobins and Canary White-eyes. Walked the Bird Billabong track to the bird hide. Dinner and accommodation at Mary River Park. Birds of the day, Magpie Geese (for sheer numbers) and Canary White-eye. Favourite locations - Mamukala and Mary River.
Day 8 Left Mary River Wilderness at 6am. Explored the Marrakai track and Margaret River. Saw Black-breasted Buzzard which had eluded us for the whole trip. Continued on to Darwin where we birded around Buffalo Creek and Lee Point. Favourite birds for the day - Black-breasted Buzzard, Arafura Fantail, Beach Stone Curlew. Favourite locations - Margaret River and Lee Point. Final dinner together at Green Chillies restaurant.
Total of 171 bird species seen on trip.
Lakes Entrance - BBQ Boat
3 Hours on a BBQ boat
Salty searching for Mary river in Australia's Northern Territory
Saltwater crocs, the most famous of Australia's Northern Territory creatures, can be seen in rivers and billabongs in the Top End or at wildlife parks around NT. Check out salty's adventures on his way back home.
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Australia, Victoria River Fishing with the crocs
Another great fishing experience chasing the ellusive Barra in the Northern Territory.
More than a River - The Murray-Darling system and its people
Produced by the former Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) circa 2005.
Journey down Australia's longest rivers, The Darling and The Murray, with Dermott Brereton. Catch a glimpse of into their past, present and future through the lives and stories of the people who live among them.
The River Murray, in particular, is much more than a river. It plays a central part in the lives of many Australians. People depend on it for their food and water, culture, traditions, livelihood, leisure, as a natural landscape and a place of great beauty.
There is evidence however that the River Murray is in trouble. Listen to the different opinions of people along the river and discover their shared passion for finding ways to protect its future.
Wardaman Land 2: Victoria River Gorge
Yidumduma Bill Harney journeys by helicopter with art professor, Jangari Chuck Petersen, through the beautiful Victoria River Gorge to Gorndon-ya Site. This is a rarely visited art site on the western boundary of Wardaman land. The Gorge contains numerous sites Yidumduma visited as a child for education, ceremony and shelter during the wet season.
Filmed by and thanks to Chuck Petersen, edited by Russ Hopkins, produced by Paul Taylor, 2014 Yubulyawan Dreaming Project. ydproject.com